Example sentences of "it [be] set on " in BNC.

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1 Lesley 's more of the heart , if it 's set on something she 'll do it .
2 It is set on a platform reached by seventy-four basalt steps , and its tall twin white towers , set each side of the main doorway , make it a landmark from Funchal way below .
3 This is called the fill light , and it is set on the other side of the camera to reduce the depth of the shadows and to soften the modelling of the subject .
4 Boasting easy access to the hinterland for those who wish to explore , about ten minutes walk from the centre of the city itself and around 50 yards from the sea and sand of the beach , it is set on a corner location .
5 The sun had moved so that it was setting on the roof of the building on the western side of the yard .
6 It was set on the Potomac near Washington D C which , like Malmesbury in our civil war , changed hands several times during the American one .
7 His car was vandalised several times and he was forced to move his business after it was set on fire .
8 It was set on various slopes .
9 She had a leather suitcase which bore the remains of labels from pre-war Oriental hotels , a hatbox and an immense carpet bag which sighed out little puffs of dust every time it was set on the ground .
10 When David overcame the Ammonites , we are told ‘ he took the crown of the king off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold and there were priceless stones in it ; and it was set on David 's head ’ .
11 Our Gîte was lovely , it was set on legs , high up off the ground .
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